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United States Patent | 5,122,007 |
Smith | June 16, 1992 |
An improved cable pulling eye including breakaway protection. The cable pulling eye includes a main body having a female end and a second body with a male end which may be inserted together. The bodies are held together by a breakaway pin passing through the male shaft and the walls of the second body. The pin includes spaced annular grooves as weak points where breakage is limited and will occur.
Inventors: | Smith; Jackson A. (P.O. Box 1058, Aldergrove, British Columbia, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 585649 |
Filed: | September 19, 1990 |
Current U.S. Class: | 403/2; 403/165; 403/379.5 |
Intern'l Class: | F16D 009/00 |
Field of Search: | 403/2,DIG. 3,378,379,165,78 411/4,916 24/115 F 285/2,4 |
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3490799 | Jan., 1970 | Shreeve | 403/379. |
3922104 | Nov., 1975 | McCullough | 285/2. |
3960456 | Jun., 1976 | Norris | 403/2. |
3982847 | Sep., 1976 | Kawase et al. | 403/2. |
4308419 | Dec., 1981 | Fredriksson. | |
4330926 | May., 1982 | McCall | 403/2. |
4687365 | Aug., 1987 | Promersberger | 403/2. |
Brochure from TSI International Inc. entitled "TSE-Pengo/Miller Line Stringing Swivels". |